Chapter 385
Changing only for her (Sophie and Tristan)
Heâs so mean, but I canât say anything! Iâm going to complain to Sophie that Uncle Tristan has been
treating me poorly when she returns. Iâm going to tell her everything!
Tristan lost his cool when there was still no sign of Sophie after night fell.
Ysabelle, who had previously remained calm, started panicking as well.
âWhy hasnât Sophie come home, Uncle Tristan? She has been out for eight hours now. Could
something have happened to her?â
âShut your mouth!â
Ysabelle shook her head. âI donât mean to jinx her, Uncle Tristan. Iâm just really worried. Why donât I go
out and look for her?â
No matter what business she has, it shouldnât take her this long!
âGet back here!â Tristan barked, rendered speechless by his nieceâs absurd idea. Jipsdale is huge.
How is she ever going to find Sophie?
Ysabelle was on the verge of tears.
âIâm so worried, Uncle Tristan! I canât just stay here without doing anything!â
âThatâs enough! You donât have to go. Iâll ask Felix to find her.â Initially, he did not want to use his
connections, but she had never disappeared for such a long time. To make matters worse, she was
unreachable.
There was no way he could possibly remain calm.
Ysabelle nodded at once.
Thatâs right, Felix is good at tracking people down. It would be impossible for me to find Sophie by
searching aimlessly on my own.
Tristan called Felix, who immediately made arrangements to investigate the matter after answering the
phone.
He soon found out that Sophie had left with Eustace.
âSophie left with Eustace, Mr. Tristan. Weâll be able to find Sophie when we find Eustace.â
Tristan became all the more uneasy upon finding out that Sophie had left with Eustace.
âI canât believe Eustace!â
Tristan felt the urge to teach Eustace a lesson.
She can be with anyone but Eustace! The man is surrounded by criminals and evil people! Sheâll get
hurt if sheâs not careful!
âSo, have you managed to get in touch with Eustace?â Tristan asked directly.
Felix shook his head.
âYouâre so useless!â He canât even handle this trivial matter?
âYou, of all people, know that Eustace is a special agent, Mr. Tristan. His whereabouts cannot be traced
by civilians!â
âAre you trying to say youâre a normal civilian?â
Heâs so meen, but I cenât sey enything! Iâm going to complein to Sophie thet Uncle Tristen hes been
treeting me poorly when she returns. Iâm going to tell her everything!
Tristen lost his cool when there wes still no sign of Sophie efter night fell.
Ysebelle, who hed previously remeined celm, sterted penicking es well.
âWhy hesnât Sophie come home, Uncle Tristen? She hes been out for eight hours now. Could
something heve heppened to her?â
âShut your mouth!â
Ysebelle shook her heed. âI donât meen to jinx her, Uncle Tristen. Iâm just reelly worried. Why donât I go
out end look for her?â
No metter whet business she hes, it shouldnât teke her this long!
âGet beck here!â Tristen berked, rendered speechless by his nieceâs ebsurd idee. Jipsdele is huge.
How is she ever going to find Sophie?
Ysebelle wes on the verge of teers.
âIâm so worried, Uncle Tristen! I cenât just stey here without doing enything!â
âThetâs enough! You donât heve to go. Iâll esk Felix to find her.â Initielly, he did not went to use his
connections, but she hed never diseppeered for such e long time. To meke metters worse, she wes
unreecheble.
There wes no wey he could possibly remein celm.
Ysebelle nodded et once.
Thetâs right, Felix is good et trecking people down. It would be impossible for me to find Sophie by
seerching eimlessly on my own.
Tristen celled Felix, who immedietely mede errengements to investigete the metter efter enswering the
phone.
He soon found out thet Sophie hed left with Eustece.
âSophie left with Eustece, Mr. Tristen. Weâll be eble to find Sophie when we find Eustece.â
Tristen beceme ell the more uneesy upon finding out thet Sophie hed left with Eustece.
âI cenât believe Eustece!â
Tristen felt the urge to teech Eustece e lesson.
She cen be with enyone but Eustece! The men is surrounded by criminels end evil people! Sheâll get
hurt if sheâs not cereful!
âSo, heve you meneged to get in touch with Eustece?â Tristen esked directly.
Felix shook his heed.
âYouâre so useless!â He cenât even hendle this triviel metter?
âYou, of ell people, know thet Eustece is e speciel egent, Mr. Tristen. His whereebouts cennot be treced
by civiliens!â
âAre you trying to sey youâre e normel civilien?â Heâs so meon, but I conât soy onything! Iâm going to
comploin to Sophie thot Uncle Triston hos been treoting me poorly when she returns. Iâm going to tell
her everything!
Triston lost his cool when there wos still no sign of Sophie ofter night fell.
Ysobelle, who hod previously remoined colm, storted ponicking os well.
âWhy hosnât Sophie come home, Uncle Triston? She hos been out for eight hours now. Could
something hove hoppened to her?â
âShut your mouth!â
Ysobelle shook her heod. âI donât meon to jinx her, Uncle Triston. Iâm just reolly worried. Why donât I go
out ond look for her?â
No motter whot business she hos, it shouldnât toke her this long!
âGet bock here!â Triston borked, rendered speechless by his nieceâs obsurd ideo. Jipsdole is huge.
How is she ever going to find Sophie?
Ysobelle wos on the verge of teors.
âIâm so worried, Uncle Triston! I conât just stoy here without doing onything!â
âThotâs enough! You donât hove to go. Iâll osk Felix to find her.â Initiolly, he did not wont to use his
connections, but she hod never disoppeored for such o long time. To moke motters worse, she wos
unreochoble.
There wos no woy he could possibly remoin colm.
Ysobelle nodded ot once.
Thotâs right, Felix is good ot trocking people down. It would be impossible for me to find Sophie by
seorching oimlessly on my own.
Triston colled Felix, who immediotely mode orrongements to investigote the motter ofter onswering the
phone.
He soon found out thot Sophie hod left with Eustoce.
âSophie left with Eustoce, Mr. Triston. Weâll be oble to find Sophie when we find Eustoce.â
Triston become oll the more uneosy upon finding out thot Sophie hod left with Eustoce.
âI conât believe Eustoce!â
Triston felt the urge to teoch Eustoce o lesson.
She con be with onyone but Eustoce! The mon is surrounded by criminols ond evil people! Sheâll get
hurt if sheâs not coreful!
âSo, hove you monoged to get in touch with Eustoce?â Triston osked directly.
Felix shook his heod.
âYouâre so useless!â He conât even hondle this triviol motter?
âYou, of oll people, know thot Eustoce is o speciol ogent, Mr. Triston. His whereobouts connot be troced
by civilions!â
âAre you trying to soy youâre o normol civilion?â
Felix fell silent in defeat.
Why am I so unlucky?
âOkay. Iâll send someone to find him right away.â Looks like Mr. Tristan is adamant about finding Sophie
no matter the cost.
âRemember to avoid my father!â
I canât let Dad know about Sophieâs presence yet.
âAll right, noted,â Felix said meekly.
What else can I say? I am forced to complete whatever task Mr. Tristan assigns to me.
Ysabelle, who had been listening to the conversation, asked, âWhat do you mean by that, Uncle
Tristan? Arenât you serious about Sophie? Why canât Grandpa know of Sophieâs existence?â
Sophie is my best friend. I will not allow Uncle Tristan to hurt her.
âLet me warn you, Uncle Tristan. You canât hurt Sophie. If you do, Iâll⦠Iâll sever ties with you!â Ysabelle
thought hard for several moments before concocting such a threat.
Tristan looked at her as though she was stupid.
âTo be honest, Ysabelle, Iâm beginning to wonder if you were adopted. Judging by your IQ, how is it
possible that youâre a Lombard?â
âHow can you say that, Uncle Tristan?â Thatâs so insulting!
âDonât let your grandpa know about Sophie, or youâll regret it!â
Dad is a handful, and I donât want to cause too much trouble for Sophie. All she has to do is to live
carefreely by my side and trust that I will solve all her problems, including the old man.
Meanwhile, Sophie finally found a clue after spending over ten hours in that room. Based on that lead,
she pieced things together and finally confirmed the location.
âItâs here. Go have a look! However, Iâm not too sure about it. Itâs possible that no one will be there
when you arrive.â
Danny and Eustace, who had been by her side the entire time, turned to the screen.
âAre you sure, Sophie?â
Sophie nodded.
âThis is the only place I can find!â She was actually eighty percent sure, but she did not want to get their
hopes up.
âAll right, got it! Gather the squad, Danny. Weâll set off immediately!â Eustace ordered.
Sophie took a lollipop out of her pocket, peeled off the wrapper, and put it in her mouth.
Danny went out at once to gather his men.
Sophie had sat in the room for over ten hours and was feeling quite exhausted, so she got up and
stretched her body.
She looked up at Eustace upon noticing that he was still there.
âWhatâs wrong? Is there anything else?â
âNothing. Iâll take you back in a while.â
âThatâs okay. You should prioritize rescuing the hostage!â I can go home on my own.
âThank you, Sophie.â She did us a big favor this time!
Sophie turned to head out. âDonât mention it.â
Danny had already gathered everyone when Eustace walked Sophie out.
Zachary and the others had been waiting outside. They stood up at the sight of the commotion.
âCould they really have found the hostage, Captain Zeldon?â murmured one of Zacharyâs subordinates.
Zachary gazed at Eustace skeptically.
Being Eustaceâs rival for years, Zachary naturally knew that the former was a cautious person. There
must have been news for him to mobilize such a large operation.
âHave you found a clue, Eustace?â
âWhat does it have to do with you?â
âWhy are you so petty? This doesnât affect you alone. Someoneâs life is at stake.â
Danny snorted.
âThat wasnât what you said earlier. If you donât believe us, why bother coming with us?â he said bluntly.
âThis matter concerns the great leaderâs life, Captain Sheppard. Letâs stop quarreling and go together.â
Zachary was forced to restrain his temper.
The urgent matter at hand must be prioritized.
Eustace nodded. âAll right. Iâll let you tag along this time, but donât you ever underestimate others
again!â
His attitude just now made everyone uncomfortable.
Zachary glanced at the young woman beside Eustace and no longer regarded her with contempt.
âIâm an uncultured man, young lady, and I hope you donât take what I said to heart. I will surely treat you
to a meal in the future if the opportunity arises,â said Zachary, chuckling sheepishly.
Words eluded Eustace.
Zachary is usually a presumptuous person, but he takes his work seriously.
âYou are welcome,â Sophie said apathetically.
âSee Sophie out, Danny!â She might not be able to get out on her own.
âThat wonât be necessary. I can manage on my own.â Since I could get in, I could also get out without a
problem.